GETS BACK TO FULL OPERATIONS. THE LARGEST POWERBALL JACKPOT IN KENTUCKY HISTORY. A WHOPPING $167.3 MILLION WAS WON BY ONE PERSON. THE WINNING TICKET WAS SOLD IN GEORGETOWN, KENTUCKY, JUST AN HOUR EAST OF LOUISVILLE. OUR JOYCE O’LEARY WENT THERE TODAY AND LEARNED HOW THE LUCKY WINNER WILL MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO TAKE CARE OF HIS MOM. IT WAS JUST ANOTHER SATURDAY IN GEORGETOWN WHEN JAMES FARTHING WALKED INTO CLARK PUMP AND SHOP FOR A LOTTERY TICKET. I COME IN HERE ALL THE TIME. YEAH, ALL THE TIME. I’M ALWAYS BUYING THEM BECAUSE I’M LIKE, SOMEBODY’S GOT TO WIN THIS TIME, HE SAYS THAT SOMEBODY WAS HIM. A LIFE CHANGING MOMENT. AND I CALLED AND TEXTED TO HIM, AND I SAID, YOU KNOW. AND HE SAID, THE MAN HERE SOLD IT TO HIM. SO. FARTHING SAYS HIS NUMBERS HIT THE $167 MILLION POWERBALL JACKPOT. THE BIGGEST IN KENTUCKY EVER. I MEAN, I STILL DON’T EVEN BELIEVE IT’S REAL. FARTHING SAYS HIS TOP PRIORITIES. SAVING AND HELPING HIS MOTHER. I’VE CAUSED A LOT OF STRESS ON HER. YOU KNOW, I MADE SOME BAD DECISIONS IN LIFE. AND, YOU KNOW, GOD’S BEEN GOOD BECAUSE I’VE KEPT MY, YOU KNOW, KEPT MY FAITH AND DONE RIGHT. THIS WIN SHATTERS THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR THE LARGEST POWERBALL JACKPOT IN KENTUCKY HISTORY. ALSO SOLD IN GEORGETOWN BACK IN 2009. I WAS LIKE FIRST, NO, IT CAN’T BE. NOBODY IN KENTUCKY EVER WINS. BUT THEN, YOU KNOW, I WAS LIKE, WOW, WE REALLY DID SELL A WINNING TICKET. THAT’S RIGHT. THIS IS A BIG ONE. AND THE EXCITEMENT IS STILL GOING STRONG AT CLARK’S PUMP AND SHOP WITH KENTUCKY’S LARGEST POWERBALL WIN. EVERYONE’S HOPING TO BE THE NEXT BIG WINNER. NO, I DIDN’T WIN ANYTHING. I DIDN’T WIN ANYTHING. ANOTHER CHANCE TO PLAY AGAIN. THAT’S ABOUT IT. AND WITH MONDAY’S DRAWING ON THE HORIZON, MANY ARE READY TO TRY THEIR LUCK. AND WHEN I ASKED WHAT THE MONEY WILL BE USED FOR. THEY’LL A LOT OF TRAVELING, GOING DIFFERENT PLACES. I AIN’T BEEN OUT WEST OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. GO TO LAS VEGAS AND LOSE IT. REPORTIN
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Kentucky man who won $167.3M Powerball ticket splitting it with his mom
In Georgetown, just east of Louisville, history was made as a $167.3 million Powerball ticket was sold at Clark's Pump N' Shop. James Farthing, who buys lottery tickets regularly, became the lucky winner of the largest Kentucky Powerball jackpot ever."I still don’t believe it’s real," said Farthing, who is prioritizing saving and helping his mother. "I've caused her a lot of stress, but I’ve kept my faith and done right."His mother, Linda Grizzle, gave Farthing the life-changing news."I called and texted it to him and I said, you know. And he said, the man here sold it to ring," Grizzle said.This win shatters the previous record for the largest Powerball jackpot in Kentucky history, also sold in Georgetown back in 2009."No, it can't be. Nobody in Kentucky ever wins. But then, I was like, wow, we really did sell a winning ticket," said Lynetta Robinson, assistant manager at Clark's Pump N' Shop.The news has created a buzz in town, with locals excited to try their luck in Monday's drawing. What would others do if they won?"Do a lot of traveling, going to different places. I ain't been out west or anything like that. Go to Las Vegas and lose it," said Ray Kriegel. Jermaine Harmon Singer decided to buy three Powerball lottery tickets on Monday. Harmon Singer says he would give 10 percent to people in need."And then we'll take a family vacation and, put some money into the kids accounts and, live a little. So. But we'll give back first," said Harmon Singer.Farthing, accompanied by his mother, officially claimed his prize Monday afternoon.
GEORGETOWN, Ky. —
In Georgetown, just east of Louisville, history was made as a $167.3 million Powerball ticket was sold at Clark's Pump N' Shop.
James Farthing, who buys lottery tickets regularly, became the lucky winner of the largest Kentucky Powerball jackpot ever.
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"I still don’t believe it’s real," said Farthing, who is prioritizing saving and helping his mother. "I've caused her a lot of stress, but I’ve kept my faith and done right."
His mother, Linda Grizzle, gave Farthing the life-changing news.
"I called and texted it to him and I said, you know. And he said, the man here sold it to ring," Grizzle said.
Powerball ticket sold in Kentucky wins $167.3 million, the biggest jackpot in state history
This win shatters the previous record for the largest Powerball jackpot in Kentucky history, also sold in Georgetown back in 2009.
"No, it can't be. Nobody in Kentucky ever wins. But then, I was like, wow, we really did sell a winning ticket," said Lynetta Robinson, assistant manager at Clark's Pump N' Shop.
The news has created a buzz in town, with locals excited to try their luck in Monday's drawing.
What would others do if they won?
"Do a lot of traveling, going to different places. I ain't been out west or anything like that. Go to Las Vegas and lose it," said Ray Kriegel.
Jermaine Harmon Singer decided to buy three Powerball lottery tickets on Monday.
Harmon Singer says he would give 10 percent to people in need.
"And then we'll take a family vacation and, put some money into the kids accounts and, live a little. So. But we'll give back first," said Harmon Singer.
Farthing, accompanied by his mother, officially claimed his prize Monday afternoon.
